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Jim Mills
Height186
Weight110
Date Of Birth24/09/1944
Place Of BirthAberdare
ClubsWidnes Vikings, Workington Town, North Sydney Bears, Bradford Bulls, Salford Red Devils, Halifax Panthers, Cardiff
HonoursWales RL, Great Britain, Other Nationalities
ManagedWales RL Management, Wales RL
Jim Mills was a former youth player and played Cardiff from 1963 until 1965, scoring one try in 16 appearances and gaining his Athletic cap in the 1963 - 64 season. In 1965 he moved to Rugby League where he had a great career. Between 1965 and 1980 he played almost 350 games for Halifax, Salford, Bradford Northern, North Sydney, Widnes and Workington Town as well as 24 games for Great Britain and Wales. Over half his games were for Widnes, for whom he played 188 times. Originally a second row forward the move to Rugby League saw him converted to prop.

More information about the career of Jim Mills can be found in the book ‘Big Jim: Jim Mills - A Rugby Giant’ by Peter Lush and Maurice Bamford.
COMPETITION PLAYED T C P DG PTS YC RC
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 24 21 0 3 845 446 104
Llandovery 22 20 0 2 717 355 95
Ebbw Vale 23 17 0 6 708 433 85
Cardiff 24 15 1 8 731 536 78
Pontypridd 24 12 1 11 544 572 63
Pontypool 21 13 0 8 549 485 61
Merthyr 21 11 0 10 535 569 56
Aberavon 23 8 0 15 507 652 47
Bridgend Ravens 22 8 0 14 463 667 42
Swansea 21 6 0 15 427 589 36
Carmarthen Quins 22 5 0 17 469 666 33
RGC 1404 21 5 0 16 424 579 30
Neath 22 3 0 19 379 749 20